In that article I make the points that in Next Generation Sequencing the rapid creation of new data continues, but also that the nature of the data workloads are changing at a much quicker pace than the IT infrastructure can keep up with. Bottom line, to not get stuck in a dead-end, users need to invest in storage solutions that architecturally are designed to be able to handle change.

Part of the forces driving the rapid changes is the increasing amount of local and remote collaboration that is happening, also cross disciplines. This is driving unpredictable combinations of data and a need for high speed remote collaboration.

Now we’re also embarking on a series of seminars to have in-person discussions about this, together with our partners BioTeam and Aspera.